OK . . . I just must address those who actually mistakenly somehow have it in their little narrow brains that Halloween is somehow the Devil's holiday. Oh my, people. Oh my indeed. Do these people ever read history? Apparently not. Halloween is All Hallows' Eve. The day before All Saint's Day.
Wearing costumes like witches and the such DOES NOT IN ANY ANY WAY "INVITE" your so called Satan into your soul. My my, people, sigh.
But as for us so called witches, those who follow Wicca, a way of life that honors and celebrates nature, we DO NOT even believe in your "Satan". We honor this world, all in it, and all the cosmos. Our way of life is "Do no harm".
The tradition of placing a Jack-O-Lantern in the window is actually to ward off evil spirits. To place a candle in your window is to invite your ancestors into your home. Halloween is to honor our ancestors. Here is the prayer for Halloween evening:
"We remember our ancestors on this Samhain night. We call upon the past & celebrate this night, as the portals open & the veil between the worlds is thin, & those of the spirit realm roam the earth tonight."
